Dark fruit-eating bat vs orangeback flying squid

Artibeus obscurus compared with Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	orangeback flying squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Artibeus	Sthenoteuthis
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and orangeback flying squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	orangeback flying squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

orangeback flying squid